Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Quartz, Gold, Enamel
1870s Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Brass, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold Plate
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Other, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 22k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1960s Russian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Indian Artisan Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1960s German Neoclassical Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Antique and Vintage Enamel Jewelry and Watches
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, vintage and antique enamel jewelry and watches encompass a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
Enameling is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration, used to add color to jewelry without having to rely on gemstones. Evidence of enameling goes back to ancient Greece. Throughout history, far-flung cultures favored different techniques. For example, cloisonné enamel was popular during the Byzantine Empire, while artisans living in France and Germany in the Middle Ages preferred champlevé. And Art Nouveau jewelry designers favored plique à jour.
At its core, enamel is the fusion of powdered glass to metal, and artists like enameling because it allows them to add a painterly or illustrative quality to their work.
Cloisonné (“cell” in French) is a technique in the creation of enamel jewelry that sees the use of thin wires of fine silver or gold to outline a design, which is then filled with enamel. The piece is subsequently placed in a kiln where the enamel is melted. Cloisonné is distinct because the individual wires remain visible, forming an outline of the motif.
Champlevé (“level field” in French) enamel is almost the opposite of cloisonné. In this technique, depressions in the metal are made by etching, engraving or chiseling, and then layers of enamel are built up until they rise slightly above the surface of the metal. The enamel is then fired and polished.
Guilloché is a technique in which translucent enamel is applied to a piece of metal that has had designs cut into it using a lathe. After the firing, the patterns on the metal become visible. Guilloché was made famous by Peter Carl Fabergé, whose jewelry house used the technique on many of its objets d’art as well as jewelry.
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